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How old are they now? They have REALLY tiny combs. Bee a while since I've had chicks & no pics of barred rocks, but thought combs would be bigger...

What hatchery has true Blue Plymouth Rocks? They appear to be pretty hard to get w/ breeders of Plymouth Rocks, didn't know any hatchery had them... Shaphire Gems are a cross between Barred Plymouth Rocks & Blue Andalusions (in first generation). Not sure, if you continued to breed sister to...

Agree w/ all the above comments. To see what I posted as to TSC - Post in thread 'Are my California White and Barred Rock roos?' https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/are-my-california-white-and-barred-rock-roos.1626817/post-27790034

When I started going to TSC's here in NC, clear back in 1997, I wasn't into chickens yet. BUT I did have ponies & some things were WAY different here in the south than out west. It was extremely NICE to deal w/ the KNOWLEDGABLE employees TSC hired back then. Most had livestock of their own...

Must be on outside edge of parade route!! :lau I love the duckling!

Aww. Nobody has been back. However, this (both original OP & "guest OP") have given me ideas that a coop built like this would work in MT. SO thank you to all with the input!!

THANX for the welcome back! Things have been crazy!! For now I have time - not currently working, spouse taking care of the only 3 birds we have at the moment. I have internet access. So, for a bit, yes I'm back. If I return to work, even part time, at first, will be exhausting. So may...

Your chcks hatched in May? How did the chicks color up? Very curious!!

I swear it looks like the rooster & hen are joined & the chickens, bottom far right, yep they are joined. Kinda disturbing like 3 of my "chicken riding a centaur" were, LOL!

Fantastic!!

If you've read the whole thread, it's time to try it. If it works for you, great! If it doesn't, stop using it. That's great, too, as now you will know. I haven't been able to get bags of it at TSC or other feed mill stores here in NC. Doesn't matter - all of our coops/tractors are open...

Here's a picture of the under the tarp ortion of an 8x16 hoop coop/run. We'd already had a ton of rain, I didn't have already bagged leaves ready & no time to collect semi- dry leaves from forested areas...

Bale of straw can be put next to compost area, shake a flake over added compost as needed. Shredded paper/cardboard works for this as well.

I've done same. All of our personal, various coffee filters (removed from kuerig k-cups, filters in electric brewer, kuerig filters in steel coffee holder, regular Mr Coffee & small round ones? French press?) go out to compost. When chickens access it, they will tear up the filters. I...

And sometimes that doesn't work. A friend of mine lives just out of Kalispell, MT. She had 2 strands of hot wire up around her coop and chicken run. Pretty close to town in a neighborhood w/ varying lots - some literally less than 1/4 acre & houses "on top" of each other. Hers is about 1-1/2...